Name of Member: Dr. K. Dhanaraju
Political Party: Pattali Makkal Katchi
Constituency & State: Tindivanam (Tamil Nadu)
Lok Sabha Experience: 14
Fourteenth Lok Sabha
Members Bioprofile
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Constituency : |
Tindivanam (Tamil Nadu) |
Party Name : |
Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) |
Email Address : |
rajukothandam[AT]sansad[DOT]nic[DOT]in |
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Father’s Name |
Shri Kothandapani Kounder |
Mother’s Name |
Smt. Indirani Kothandapani |
Date of Birth |
03 Aug 1956 |
Place of Birth |
Kumalam, District-Villupuram (Tamilnadu) |
Marital Status |
Married |
Date of Marriage |
28 Nov 1988 |
Spouse’s Name |
Smt. Gunavathi Dhanaraju |
No. of Sons |
2 |
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Educational
Qualifications |
M.Sc., M.Ed., M.Phil., Ph. D.
Educated at Annamalai University, Madras University and
Pondicherry University |
Profession |
Teacher
Agriculturist |
Permanent Address |
No. 10, Kamatchiamman Koil Street |
Tindivanam-604 001 (Tamil Nadu) |
9443367795(M),
09345429307 |
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Present Address |
127, North Avenue, |
New Delhi – 110 011 |
Tels. (011) 23092005, 9868180125 (M) |
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Positions Held |
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2004 |
Elected to 14th Lok Sabha |
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Member, Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism & Culture |
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Agriculture and Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution |
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Member, informal Consultative Committee Ministry of Railways |
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5 Aug. 2007 onwards |
Member, Committee on Transport, Tourism & Culture |
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Member,Parliamentary Forum on Water Conservation & Management |
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Literary, Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments |
Engaged in active research on ultrasonic studies and Di-electric studies on certain complexes of substituted nitriles and phenols; attended a number of scientific conferences/seminars at National and International levels; fabricated a new type of visco-meter for viscosity measurement |
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Social And Cultural Activities |
Life member, Acoustic Society of India; Member, Social Improvement Society |
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Special Interests |
Science and Technology, Politics, environmental issues, pollution control and construction of checkdams |
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Favourite Pastime and Recreation |
Reading |
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Sports and Clubs |
Badminton and carrom |
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Countries Visited |
China, Japan, Thailand, U.K., U.S.A. and European Union Countries |
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Other Information |
Had also done Certificate Course in French; Certificate course in Micro Processor & Programming Languages; Lecturer in Physics (Asstt. Prof.) , 1980-88; Senior Lecturer in Physics, 1988-95; Selection Grade (Reader) Lecturer in Physics, 1995-99; Officer on Special Duty to Minister of State (i) Health & Family Welfare, 1999-2000; (ii) Coal, 2000-01 and (iii) Railways, 2002-04; Associated Member, Delimitation Committee, Tamil Nadu |
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